This water-powered forge was constructed in the 19th Century and represents one of the few working examples of its type left in the country. As one of the more impressive examples of industrial heritage in the region, the National...

Situated in a position of great natural beauty, close to the village of Lydford, on the edge of Dartmoor, Lydford Castle boasts three main defensive features, from different times. Close to the centre of the site is an original...

Lydford is the deepest gorge in the southwest of England with the spectacular thirty metres Whitelady waterfall as its centrepiece. The National Trust have preserved this area of outstanding natural beauty since 1947, and there is a variety of...

The Museum of Dartmoor Life throws visitors into a world at the turn of the 20th Century when this rural area was completely different to how it is today. Using reconstructions, original buildings and objects, the museum asks fundamental...

Okehampton Castle would have been the largest castle in Devon when it was complete. Sadly only the remains are left, but there is still enough for visitors to see what a beautiful and important building this would have once...

Offering dramatic views of Dartmoor, set above the Teign Gorge, the ‘last castle to be built in England’ was acquired by the National Trust in 1974. Without a doubt, the property is one of the best works of Sir...

Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor close to Plymouth in Devon. A low stone wall surrounds the site, and there are twenty four separate hut circles that mark where the original dwellings once stood....

Set in 20 acres of beautiful Dartmoor parkland, the Pony Centre is home to its famous miniature ponies and donkeys that foal throughout the spring and early summer, and lots of other friendly animals for you to meet. There are...

Winsford Walled Garden is a fascinating and historic walled garden which is currently undergoing a remarkable transformation. It’s hard to imagine what’s been achieved. We are just a half-hour drive south of the RHS Garden at Rosemoor or fifteen...